Buch (Berlin)
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Buch is a German locality
(Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Pankow
.
river, a tributary of Spree
. Until 1920 Buch was a Brandenburger municipalty merged in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act
". From 1949 to 1990 it was part of East Berlin
.
transformed in a rural area part of the Bucher Forest (in Barnim Nature Park
). In this area it counts a lake named Bogensee.
In its large border with Brandenburg
, Buch is surrounded by the municipalities of Wandlitz
and Panketal
(with the civil parishes of Zepernick, Röntgental and Neu Buch ), both in the district of Barnim
. The Berliner localities bordering with Buch are Blankenfelde
, Französisch Buchholz
and Karow
. In this Ortsteil it exist a zone named Stadtrandsiedlung Buch.
, part of the S-Bahn
, at the station of Buch. It is also traversed, at its southern borders, by the Berliner beltway (A10
, known as "Berliner Ring"). Nearest exit to Buch is the n.36, "Berlin-Weißensee".
Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s federal states. It is made up of twelve boroughs , each with its own borough government, though all boroughs are subject to Berlin’s city and state government.-History:Each borough is made up of several officially recognized localities...
(Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Pankow
Pankow
Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
.
History
The village was founded in 1347, on PankePanke
The Panke is a small river in Brandenburg and Berlin.It is 29 km in length with its source at Bernau bei Berlin, and in Berlin is a relatively well known tributary of the Spree, into which it enters close to the Weidendammer Bridge....
river, a tributary of Spree
Spree
The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic...
. Until 1920 Buch was a Brandenburger municipalty merged in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act
Greater Berlin Act
The Greater Berlin Act , in full the Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin , was a law passed by the Prussian government in 1920 that greatly expanded the size of the German capital of Berlin.-History:...
". From 1949 to 1990 it was part of East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
.
Geography
Located in north-eastern suburb of the city, Buch represents the northernmost locality of Berlin, with its northernmost point at the Rieselfelder, a former sewage farmSewage farm
Sewage farms comprise agricultural land irrigated and fertilised with sewage.A precursor to modern sewage treatment systems, household sewage was collected from towns and cities and transported to nearby farm lands. During the middle ages this was accomplished with hand-carried buckets, but as...
transformed in a rural area part of the Bucher Forest (in Barnim Nature Park
Barnim Nature Park
Barnim Nature Park is a nature park and reserve in the state of Brandenburg, and partly in Berlin, Germany. It covers an area of 750 km² . It was established on September 24, 1998.-Overview:...
). In this area it counts a lake named Bogensee.
In its large border with Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Buch is surrounded by the municipalities of Wandlitz
Wandlitz
Wandlitz is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Berlin, and 15 km east of Oranienburg...
and Panketal
Panketal
Panketal is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northeast of Berlin .- History :...
(with the civil parishes of Zepernick, Röntgental and Neu Buch ), both in the district of Barnim
Barnim
Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.- History :...
. The Berliner localities bordering with Buch are Blankenfelde
Blankenfelde
Blankenfelde is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Pankow. Per population density it is the lesser one into the city .-History:...
, Französisch Buchholz
Französisch Buchholz
Französisch Buchholz , also known simply as Buchholz, is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Pankow.-History:...
and Karow
Karow (Berlin)
Karow is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Pankow. Until 2001 it was part of the former Weißensee borough.-History:The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Kare...
. In this Ortsteil it exist a zone named Stadtrandsiedlung Buch.
Transport
The locality is served by the urban rail line S2S2 (Berlin)
S2 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Bernau to Blankenfelde over:*the Berlin-Szczecin railway, opened on 1 August 1842 and electrified on 8 August 1924,...
, part of the S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
, at the station of Buch. It is also traversed, at its southern borders, by the Berliner beltway (A10
Bundesautobahn 10
runs in Brandenburg and is an orbital motorway around Berlin and is therefore called the Berliner Ring. It should not be confused with the Berliner Stadtring ....
, known as "Berliner Ring"). Nearest exit to Buch is the n.36, "Berlin-Weißensee".
Literature
- Martin Eckart Pfannschmidt: "Geschichte der Berliner Vororte Buch und Karow", Berlin 1927